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AP World History: Modern

Explore global states, networks, revolutions, conflicts, and connections from c. 1200 to the present.

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Unit outline
9 units
Equivalent
Introductory modern world history course
Framework checked
August 14, 2026
Source evaluationContext and comparisonHistorical argumentation

Course content

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Weight ranges reflect the official course outline. Individual teachers may sequence the course differently.

9 units

  1. Unit 1The Global Tapestry8%–10% of exam scorePlanned
  2. Unit 2Networks of Exchange8%–10% of exam scorePlanned
  3. Unit 3Land-Based Empires12%–15% of exam scorePlanned
  4. Unit 4Transoceanic Interconnections12%–15% of exam scorePlanned
  5. Unit 5Revolutions12%–15% of exam scorePlanned
  6. Unit 6Consequences of Industrialization12%–15% of exam scorePlanned
  7. Unit 7Global Conflict8%–10% of exam scorePlanned
  8. Unit 8Cold War and Decolonization8%–10% of exam scorePlanned
  9. Unit 9Globalization8%–10% of exam scorePlanned